Excerpt from Perth AssemblyHe roceeded at his owneipleai'urewithout advice or informa tion 6 the provincesorpreibyterjesto the morninationpf, the pri'qy conference, before that the Clark had received the com rmi ions. Hee nominated befides his Majef'ties commiﬂioners, their aﬂ'eﬂ'ours and the noble men, all the, Baronsexcept three all the Bifhops,the Commiﬂioners of 37 Dor'iours and Other minifters. The moi}. Parte was Inch, as,were already refolved to,yeeld. Others were notjexperienced in thc hate of our Church, fome few 0f_th¢' other Opinion were taken in, to try the forge of their arguments in Cprivare, that in public]: they'mi ht either be evaded, or fuppreffe After the faid nomi 'nation t e conference was appointed to convein at 3. Afternoons and the afi'ernhly at 8. Hours in! The morning. 80 endeth (the firfi; fei'fion.'About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Perth Assembly (Classic Reprint)

Religion & Spirituality

David Calderwood

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Perth Assembly was written by David Calderwood in 1619. It was printed in Leyden, Holland by the Pilgrims just a year before they made the voyage to America to settle at Plymouth Colony. The book enraged King James I, who sent authorities to Holland to arrest William Brewster, the printer. Brewster fled to England and went into hiding. He was never apprehended, and later made the voyage to America in 1620. Calderwood wrote Perth Assembly out of protest to King James imposition of the Five Articles upon the Church of Scotland. He fled to Holland after publishing the book, and did not return to Scotland until after the death of James I, in 1625.

Perth Assembly

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This 17th century work refutes prelacy. Calderwood, bound by solemn oath to defend the doctrine and discipline of Biblical Presbyterian government and worship, and to oppose the hierarchy, along with all rites and ceremonies added to the worship of God, does a masterful job here. He uses the Word of God and the proceedings of the ancient and Reformation churches to make his points. He deals with controversies over things "indifferent," people's souls, state and society, etc. - as they are affected by these two systems of government. He points out the far reaching consequences of the implementation of various systems of church government and worship, showing how these specific ideas are eventually mirrored in the culture in general. Summarizing, he notes the classic saying concerning these matters and their consequences in the civil realm, "no ceremony no bishop, no bishop no king," and in the ecclesiastical arena, "no ceremony no prelate, no prelate no pope." (book description used by permission of Still Waters Revival Books)

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Perth Assembly (Classic Reprint)

Perth Assembly

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